New York: After missing the whole North American hardcourt season, American Danielle Collins gave no indications of rust fighting past two times U.S. Open heroes Naomi Osaka 7-6(5) 6-3 on Tuesday and into the second round at Flushing Meadows.
"I lost to Naomi multiple times previously, so going into the match I had a ton of data on what I sort of expected to improve, regions I could improve," said Collins. "I felt cheerful just to over here play.
"Generally speaking I wouldn't agree that that I played well ... I felt like I was on my back foot a great deal," she added. "Everybody manages wounds. For my purposes, it's been more noticeable this year, yet it's something that I can learn (from).
Osaka had overwhelmed their three past straight on gatherings with Collins unfit to take even a solitary set from the Japanese previous world number one, and in two of those challenges she was pursued off the court in under 60 minutes.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka, a victor at Flushing Meadows in 2018 and 2020, was beaten 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 by nineteenth cultivated American Collins in a skirmish of two major hitters.